NLIS 5
August 26, 2005
(Executive Council)
(Innovation, Trade and Rural Development)
NOTE TO EDITORS:
On Monday, August 29, Premier Danny Williams will
host the 29th Annual New England Governors-Eastern Canadian Premiers
(NEG-ECP) in St. John�s. Following is the agenda for the conference and the list
of companies participating in the coinciding reverse trade and technology
mission.
The conference is taking place at the Fairmont
Newfoundland Hotel.
Media contact:
Elizabeth Matthews, Premier's Office, (709)
729-3960, 690-5500
Lynn Evans, Innovation, Trade and Rural Development, (709) 729-4570,
690-6290
Billy Hickey, Intergovernmental Affairs, (709) 729-6985, 691-6390
CONFERENCE
AGENDA |
Monday,
August 29, 2005 |
7:30 � 8:45
a.m. |
New England
Governors� Private Breakfast |
Columbus
Suite |
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Premiers�
Private Breakfast |
Confederation Boardroom |
9:00 � 9:15
a.m. |
Welcome |
Salons A &B |
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Premier Danny Williams (NL) Conference host and co-chair
Governor Donald Carcieri (RI) Conference co-chair |
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9:15 � 10:15
a.m. |
The Current
Canada-United States Trade Relationship and its Implications for the
Northeast Region |
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Guest
Presenters: Dr. Anthony Cicerone, Chair,
Economics Department and Director of Canadian Studies, Bridgewater
College, Massachusetts
Dr. Stephen Poloz, Senior V.P. and Chief
Economist, Export Development Canada |
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Report of the
Standing Committee on Trade and Globalization |
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Resolution on
the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America |
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10:15 � 10:30
a.m. |
Break |
Foyer of
Salons A & B |
10:30 � 11:15
a.m. |
Energy for the
Future |
Salons A & B |
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Guest
Presenters: Mr. James Massey, Vice
President, ExxonMobil Production Company, with responsibility for
operations in Canada/South America
Mr. Thomas Kiley, President of the Northeast Gas
Association |
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Report of the
Northeast International Committee on Energy (NICE) |
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11:15
a.m. �
12:00 p.m. |
Discussion with
Ambassadors to Canada and the U.S |
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His
Excellency David Wilkins, U.S. Ambassador to Canada
His Excellency Frank McKenna, Canadian Ambassador to
the U.S. |
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12:00 � 2:15
p.m. |
Premiers and
Governors Private Lunch |
Cabot Club |
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Delegates Lunch |
Court Garden |
2: 15 - 3:00
p.m. |
Oceans |
Salons A & B |
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Guest
Presenters: Vice Admiral Conrad C.
Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret, Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans
and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator
Dr. F. Mary Williams, Director General, National
Research Council, Institute for Ocean Technology |
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3:00 � 3:15
p.m. |
Environment
Committee Report |
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Dr.
W. Michael Sullivan, Director, Rhode Island, Department of Environmental
Management |
|
3:15 � 3:20
p.m. |
A Resolution
Honouring the Life and Service of William A. Gildea |
|
3:20 � 3:30
p.m. |
Closing Session
and Site and Date of 30th NEG/ECP Conference |
|
3:30 � 4:00
p.m. |
News Conference |
Salons A & B |
U.S. companies participating in
NEGECP Reverse Trade and Technology Mission, August 29, 2005
Rhode Island
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Raytheon � Integrated Defense
Systems Business
Raytheon is an industry leader in defense and government electronics, space,
information technology, technical services, and business aviation and
special mission aircraft.
Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) is
Raytheon's leader in mission systems integration. With a strong
international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile Defense
Agency and the U.S. armed forces, IDS provides integrated air and missile
defense and naval and maritime war fighting solutions. This business unit
generates approximately $3.1 billion in revenues and employs more than
12,000 people. IDS is headquartered in Tewksbury, Mass.
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Accurate Environmental
Forecasting Inc.
AEF is the technological leader for providing numerical weather prediction (NWP)
based hurricane hazard products worldwide. Using state-of-the-art hurricane
and weather forecast systems, AEF provides their clients with the best
scientific information available for managing their atmospheric and oceanic
natural catastrophe risk. Additional areas of expertise include forecasting
other natural atmospheric hazards (e.g. U.S. winter storms) and analyzing
the risk associated with ocean eddies for oil production companies operating
in the Gulf of Mexico and other regions. Founded in 1998, AEF is committed
to providing expert scientific information in a form that can be easily
applied for our client�s risk assessment requirements.
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University of Rhode Island,
School of Oceanography
The Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) of the University of Rhode Island
offers instruction leading to the Master of Science and the Doctor of
Philosophy degrees in biological, chemical, physical, and geological
oceanography as well as in interdisciplinary and related areas such as
atmospheric chemistry. In addition, GSO now offers a non-thesis degree, the
Master of Oceanography (MO). The Graduate School of Oceanography is located
on the Narragansett Bay Campus, six miles from the University's main campus
in Kingston, and, as a center for marine studies, is ideally situated on the
shore of the West Passage of the bay.
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University of Rhode Island,
Center for Pollution Prevention
The URI Center for Pollution Prevention (CPP) is a cooperative program that
involves government, academia and industry. Since its inception in 1989, the
URI CPP has received funding from the Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management (DEM), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and other government agencies to assist local businesses in the
reduction of waste and pollution.
Today, more than 300 companies from a wide
range of industries, including metal finishing, textiles, fish processing
and auto refinishing, have benefited from the program. Co-directed by
chemical engineering professors Stanley Barnett and Eugene Park, the CPP
helps companies achieve the most efficient and cost-effective ways to cut
toxic waste production by eliminating hazardous chemicals from industrial
processes.
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Marine Bioconversion, llc
Marine BioConversion, LLC (MBC) is a start-up company which has developed a
patent-pending process that converts squid waste by-product from local
processing plants into starter fish feed for aquaculture hatcheries,
marketed under the brand name, "SquidHydro". Two years of feed development
and testing at the University of Rhode Island (URI) laboratories have
resulted in the patent-pending product that allows for improved survival and
growth rates for fish larvae. SquidHydro was tested against other
commercially available feeds in feeding trials on salmon, flounder, cod and
seabream: significant increases in survival and growth rates were observed.
Other trials are on going to demonstrate the effectiveness of SquidHydro at
various hatcheries who are interested in purchasing SquidHydro. Eventually,
a range of SquidHydro products will be available for many different fish
species.
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Ninigret Partners
Ninigret Partners helps businesses, economic development groups, and non
profit organizations understand the dynamics of their marketplace and
position themselves to succeed in a rapidly changing economy.
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Sonic Works Inc
SonicWorks� was begun in 1997 to develop products and services for the
underwater robotics industry. The company identified a void in the market
for a precision positioning system for underwater robots and raised the
capital to develop, under the product name SonicWorks, an Acoustic
Positioning and Navigation System (APNS) and Robotic Control System (RCS)
that forms the basis for the company�s underwater product/service offering
for ship hull, oil platform and dam inspection.
Maine
- Seabreeze Pacific Regional Transmission
Systems Inc
Sea Breeze Pacific Regional Transmission System, Inc. (SBP-RTS) was formed
in 2004 to develop transmission market opportunities in the Pacific
Northwest. SBP-RTS is a 50/50 joint venture between Sea Breeze Power Corp.
(a Vancouver, British Columbia based renewable energy developer) and
Boundless Energy, LLC (an energy project developer from York Harbor, Maine).
Boundless Energy, LLC is the originator and one of five owners of the
Neptune Regional Transmission System, a 660 MW, 110 km, submarine HVDC link
being built between New Jersey and Long Island, New York.
Gulf of Maine Ocean Observatory System (GoMOOS)
GoMOOS is a national pilot program designed to bring hourly oceanographic
data from the Gulf of Maine to all those who need it, including commercial
mariners, coastal resource managers, scientists, educators, search and
rescue teams, emergency response teams, and public health officials.
Massachusetts
Julie Static Controls
Julie Static Controls is a full service provider of Static Control Products
to clients globally. The main focus of the company is to solve problems in
manufacturing environments related to static and contamination, which reduce
yields and cause downtime in the global marketplace.
American Advanced Power
American Advanced Power, LLC is specialized in designing power supplies with
built-in uninterruptible functions. With the same dimension format as
regular computer power supplies, AAP�s UPS2 power supplies provide functions
that combine regular power supplies and external UPS. Based on the same
technology concepts, recently, AAP is expanding its product lines into power
supplies which work with either AC or DC power source. AAP�s power supplies
can be used for all computer equipment for marine computer equipment
manufacturers. While most ships and boats supply only 24V DC as power
sources, with UPS2 power supplies, users can use the same equipment either
with 110 AC or the 24V DC. Thus, the equipment can be used on land or on the
ocean.
Materials Systems Inc
Founded in 1991, Materials Systems Inc. (MSI) develops and manufactures
advanced materials and custom components for defense and commercial systems
customers. MSI is the only full-service piezocomposite transducer
manufacturer that is vertically integrated from raw materials synthesis to
transducer design and manufacturing. The company�s products range from
acoustic transducers for underwater sonar and industrial ultrasound to large
sapphire windows for transparent armor and infrared surveillance.
Improper Bostonian
The Improper Bostonian is the premier entertainment and lifestyle guide for
the city of Boston. We provide extensive coverage of the people, places and
events that make Boston a world-class city and present it in an attractive,
graphically oriented colorful package every two weeks. Insightful and
amusing articles report on the area's hottest trends. Our extensive calendar
listings provide a wealth of cultural activities in a comprehensive and
easy-to-use format. The Improper Bostonian is available in over 220
newsboxes as well as 700 retail locations throughout Metro-Boston. In
addition, over 13,000 of our magazines are distributed to doorsteps in the
Back Bay, Beacon Hill, South End, and North End.
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International Trade
Assistance Center
The International Trade Assistance Center (ITAC) is a private non-profit
organization that provides international trade assistance to companies based
in Southeastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the Islands. ITAC is
affiliated with all of the major chambers of commerce within the region. The
mission of ITAC is to expand the region's economy by improving the
international competitiveness of our local companies. The ITAC strives to
help small to medium sized companies increase their exports. This mission is
accomplished through partnerships with federal and state agencies.
Benthos, Inc.
Benthos, Inc. is a leading provider of high technology products and
integrated systems that are used for measurement, inspection, data
collection and communication in remote and challenging environments. The
Undersea Systems Division of Benthos, which includes the products of the
former Datasonics, Inc., provides geophysical survey systems, side scan
sonar systems, glass flotation spheres, acoustic releases, hydrophones,
underwater modems, pingers and other oceanographic products for both deep
and shallow water applications. The TapTone Package Inspection Division of
Benthos provides package inspection systems to food, beverage,
pharmaceutical, chemical and personal care processors. These systems are
used to verify seal integrity, fill level, dud detection, and find other
defects in consumer packages.
New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire, Cooperative
Institute for New England Mariculture and Fisheries (CINEMAR)
CINEMAR was established to provide regional leadership and integration for
research, development, education, and outreach for issues of resource use,
management, and preservation in New England�s waters. The Institute will
focus on mariculture, fisheries science and management, and ocean policy.
The UNH Open Ocean Aquaculture Demonstration Project, which was initiated in
1998, came under the administrative umbrella of CINEMAR in 2001 and will
serve in future years as the cornerstone of the mariculture component of the
Institute.
Newfoundland and Labrador
companies /organizations participating in the
Reverse Trade and Technology Mission include:
Aerospace and Defence Industry Association of
Nfld & Lab
AMEC Earth & Environmental Ltd
Atlantis Aviation Consulting
Candian Centre for Marine Communications (CCMC)
C-CORE
Compusult
Centre for Aquaculture and Seafood Development
Centre for Marine CNG Inc.
City of St. John's
Cougar Helicopters
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fugro Jacques Geosurveys
Genesis Centre
GRI Simulation Inc
Marine Institute
Marport Canada inc.
Medicor
Memorial University of Newfoundland
National Research Council Canada
National Research Council Canada Institute for Ocean Technology
NAVSIM Technology
Newfoundland & Labrador Association of Technology Industries (Nati)
Newfoundland Environmental Industry Association (NEIA)
Newfoundland Ocean Industries Association (NOIA)
Northstar Network Ltd.
Northstar Technical
Notus
Oceans Advance
Oceans Limited
Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ocean Touch Instrumentation
Port of St. John's
Pro Dive Marine Services
Provincial Airlines
Rutter Inc.
WES Power Technologies
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